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Time to put up the swing

C has officially outgrown the swing. I relied on it to keep her asleep for five months, but in the last few weeks it hasn’t done any good. She’s now sleeping in her bed for her daytime naps. No more swing, but also no more expensive batteries, loud creaks, or annoying buckles. And one fewer baby product in my floor at the office and at home.

C and her bumbo

The cuteness

Baby in the ball pit

We’ve got this ball pit in the nursery at our office. Really, it’s a pack n play filled with balls, but to my 2 1/2 year old niece, it’s heaven. Lately, though, C has been jealous of her cousin having so much fun in the ball pit, so we thought she might enjoy some ball pit time herself:

I miss them already

Katie is taking C to middle Tennessee this weekend, because of a conference for work.

I, on the other hand, am staying here because I have to work, and I miss them both already.

Outgrowing her baby bucket

C has about outgrown her baby bucket carseat. Katie and I hope to have her completely switched over to the bigger baby carseat by the weekend. Really, we should’ve already switched her over, because her shoulders are a bit higher than the seatbelt, and that’s a no-no. I’m told her shoulders would break in a wreck!

Anyway, obviously this change means no longer carrying C around in her carseat. That fact had occurred to me, and I knew that things could get more difficult, but I just had a realization: when in the past I’ve left work with full hands, I will now have to take two trips, because I won’t be able to carry much with a baby in my arms.

Well, I guess if it’s time, it’s time. And I need to get the new carseats installed now.

Cuties

(and someone’s first pair of blue jeans!)

It still blows my mind

Sometimes I will glance over at C, sleeping peacefully beside me, and it blows my mind to realize that we made a person.

Abstractly, being a “parent” doesn’t seem like a huge deal; the greater majority of adults are parents, and everyone has them. But realizing that being a parent means you created a person … it’s mind boggling.

The weekend

C’s New Year’s Resolution:

C’s New Year’s Resolution: sleep less.

It’s hard to believe

I had C all day today. And yesterday she hung out with me at work. Two straight days of being solely in charge of baby. And the two days before that were the weekend.

A few minutes ago, I started thinking about getting ready for work in the morning: fill the tea kettle, lay out clothes, make sure baby bottles are clean…

Huh. Two straight days of no C at the office. What will I do with myself?

When will I get to play with my new toys?

I miss being off the day after Christmas. Maybe next year I should save up a holiday for the 26th of December.

Today, Katie is at home cleaning, and I hope C is being helpful; the house is absolutely trashed. But I’m back at work.

I’d so love to be at home cleaning, holding the baby, and playing with my new toys. At least this is an easy week at work.